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India assumes BRICS Chairmanship from the Russian Federation

| | Mar 22, 2016, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, in a ceremony organized on this occasion in New Delhi, on Tuesday formally unveiled the BRICS Logo for the duration of India’s BRICS Chairmanship.

Swaraj also launched India’s BRICS website on this occasion.

A cash-reward of Rs. 50,000 was handed over by the EAM to the winner of the BRICS logo-contest that had received well over five hundred and seventy entries from across the country.

The EAM announced that the 8th BRICS Summit would be organized in Goa, India, on Oct 15-16.

Over fifty meetings and events, at the Ministerial, Senior Officials, Working Groups, Technical, and Track-II levels, are proposed to be organized during India’s BRICS Chairmanship through the year.

Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions is the core-theme for our BRICS Chairmanship with a special focus on institution-building, implementing past commitments, and exploring innovative solutions in a spirit of continuity with consolidation.

 

Image: Vikas Swarup Twitter page

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